eastbound
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of eastbound
Example Sentences
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“There has been a drastic decrease in product tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz in both westbound and eastbound directions,” Loick Buisson says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
As of 8 p.m. the westbound lanes were flowing, but the eastbound lanes will probably remain shut through the rest of the night, Sylvia said.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025
Visitors strolling Hollywood Boulevard stopped to gawk at the gathering, which blocked two lanes of eastbound traffic in the busy tourist area.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025
Using traffic modelling - where traffic patterns are simulated - the maximum delays westbound and eastbound are expected to be up to six minutes off-peak and up to 15 minutes during peak times.
From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025
That same evening, in Berkeley, Ky Ebright and the California boys climbed aboard an eastbound train, heading for Poughkeepsie.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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